NARRATIVE POV
The war room was tense.
Inside sat Alpha Ryan with his Luna, Brittany, sitting next to him. They presented a strong front despite the tension in their bonding. Brittany still hadn’t been able to call him out on abandoning her on the stage without sealing the union with the traditional kiss. Ryan and Brittany agreed that, although they were not true mates, to keep up the image that they were, he would mark and mate her like one. It would be much more convincing, as it would be in his wolf's instincts to do so. Now she sat there, without a marking and unmated. It was embarrassing for her and added to the overwhelming shame that no one stayed to witness the end of the ceremony. They all fled, scared. They should have supported their Alpha pair until the ceremony was completed
